GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE.
Received June 8, 10.45 p.m. BERLIN, June 7. At the annual meeting of the German Navy League, at Kiel, the membership was represented to Ik 977,563. Prince Hen»y of Prussia eongraly- : UitiA the League u P on jL h y^ iat ion of harmony, and r^9^ Mnde^them to base their upQn tfae nayy Inw T wh>' w ., g not alwaV3 r ightly von Weber 3aid that the defence of the trade coasts was not the only task the German Navy had. The grouping of the Powers during the recent events in South Eastern Europe showed that a strong navy was "indispensable to the political I prestige of the Empire.
Admiral von Weber's demonstration that the navy law was capable of much further expansion, and could easily be made to cover a batch e? new Invincibles, was vociferously applauded.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3209, 8 June 1909, Page 5
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141GERMAN NAVY LEAGUE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3209, 8 June 1909, Page 5
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